Select the type of medium that would be most suitable to isolate E. coli from a dirty catch urine sample in a patient suffering from a suspected UTI.

a. differential

b. semi solid

c. selective

d. enriched.

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Mountain

18 October, 22:30

Select the type of medium that would be most suitable to isolate E. coli from a dirty catch urine sample in a patient suffering from a suspected UTI.

a. differential

b. semi solid

c. selective

d. enriched.

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Ricky Reed · Answer 1

c. selective

Explanation:

Selective medium -

Selective type of medium is the most appropriate and suitable from the detection of the E. Coli.

Even a new generation of the selective media is available from Sigma - Aldrich which employs the chromogenic and florogenic substartes.

Hence,

these media detect E. Coli, due to the presence of beta - D - glucuronidase.

Select the type of medium that would be most suitable to isolate E. coli from a dirty catch urine sample in a patient suffering from a suspected UTI.a. differentialb. semi solidc. selectived. enriched.

Select the type of medium that would be most suitable to isolate E. coli from a dirty catch urine sample in a patient suffering from a suspected UTI.

a. differential

b. semi solid

c. selective

d. enriched.